The investment is backed by a private equity sponsor and $32.5 million was funded at closing. The terms of this investment include a $5.0 million revolver at an interest rate of LIBOR plus 7% per annum with a 3% LIBOR floor, a $15.5 million Term Loan A at an interest rate of LIBOR plus 9% per annum with a 3% LIBOR floor and a $17.0 million Term Loan B at an interest rate of LIBOR plus 13% per annum with a 3% LIBOR floor. In consideration for making the debt investment, Fifth Street was also granted a portion of the equity in the company. This is a first lien facility with a scheduled maturity of three years for the Term Loan A portion of the debt and five years for the revolver and Term Loan B portions of the debt.

Total deal originations so far in our first fiscal quarter of 2011 stand at $155.5 million, $132.0 million of which were funded at close.

About Fifth Street Finance Corp.

Fifth Street Finance Corp. is a specialty finance company that lends to and invests in small and mid-sized companies in connection with investments by private equity sponsors. Fifth Street Finance Corp.'s investment objective is to maximize its portfolio's total return by generating current income from its debt investments and capital appreciation from its equity investments.

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